Detroit



O. L. HERMANN LEDGER RACK Filed Feb. 2. 1923 Jan. l2 1926. 1,569,750

Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

OTTO L. HERMANN, OT ST'. LOI'IIS, .nrssoveiessleicn QTOQQROTI L. nemer; or

DETROIT, MIHtGaNn 1 ir x "LEDGER nnen.

. .Application filed February 2, 1923;. serial .No..eiez-a if TaafZZ whom it-may conoem f Y .Be it known-that I, OTTO L. l-InnMANN, a .citizn of the United States, residingk at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented fa certain new .and `useful Improvement in Ledger Racks, .of lwhich the lfollowing isa full, clear, and exact description, such as' Will .enable othersskilled Iin the vart to Whichit appertai-ns ,to nialre .and usethe same, reference beingfhad to the accompanying drawings,

forming lpart of .thisapplication lMy inventonrelates to racks ifo-r looseleaf ledgers of ,the general type shownA `and de.- scribed in {Patent No. l,367,875,.issuedgto l5 C. L; .Harvey February 8, 1921, and consists in. improvements upon racks Iof this vtype which facilitate the turning of ledger'fleaves Ledgers ofthis I'type have tWo or more bindingposts andthe ledger leaves are perforated 'to slip over these posts. The ledgerl sheets are usually removed forentering items on a ytype-Wlriter, .bookkeepingor billing machine andare ithen vassembled witheach other and` cult to turn these sheets Without disturbingI the alignment of their -per'forations The main object oflny invention is to proported 4during the posting operation, Vmeans for preventing shifting of the .ledger and a guiding imelnber. which eliminates-the disalignment of :the perforations .in the/leaves as'they are turned and the .delay incident themto.y

A. common" .plan rof .posting entries lin ledgers oit Athis typeis to oii'set the leavesl upon Wahichentries areinade so that after- I treme ighthand Aedge,turned .over partition;

the entries are.completedtl ie ledger maybe examined :for a summary .ofthe 4dayslbusinessaby running .through theolset leaves.

` Anotheriobjecto--nly inventionisto adapt tl1 e .rack iforaecominodating the lledger -When this. Qfset-sleaf-plan vis in use Without necessitating ithe..fconstru ction of a .different Y raelnand-as a kresult thereot the @stockingk ol two Vdiierentstyles of .racks Where one' style is sufficient. f

.illuv the accompanyingv drawings .which `il- Y lLCli yWith ;aledgerf1nonnted thereon, the ledger backs v;or covers .andv leaves being ShOVYn .in dot and dash lines.l f -Ftgure ,2'jis a front elevation ofthe same.

AFigure k3, lis an end l.elevation .of .fthe same ..602 looking toward the lefthand end ofnlligune Y y Y ll'lignre 4 isa `fraginentary:view on anen* largedzscale showin-the ,endfof Atlievrack appeanmg Igure ,3 with theolset posting .65- adjnstinent ,member finy place.

vllhe rack ibase il .is .divided .into .two ledger back suppoting-fsuiftaces 2 and 3, spaced frein each other bya 'transverse .partition 4f' against ythe yOpposite faces of AWhich the `in side edges fof the Lledger leaves 5 rest. Ex-

tending` Afait right vangles to .partition 4 and at the rear fof the'fracl; is a vertical ,Wall 6 Which engages the .top .edges of theledger leaves. l'lhisfwall is vrecessed at 7 adjacent to the horizontal supporting surfaces Q and 3 to receive the projecting top edge of.' the ledger :back 8 resting upon `those surfaces. '.[heheght of Irecess 7 :is vsuflicientfto receive the, .edge .of the gledger back but .provides frictionafl .contact with :the latter yso `that whenl the back iis inserted in Athe .recess .fthere-Ewilfl be a tendency togresist unintentional reinovalVL of the ,back therefrom. VAligned with fthe leaf:engagingsurfaceof Wall-6 and ,projeet- 3,85'

king a substantial distance above the saine l vide lin :a rack .upon which .the ledger issup# and l:above partition 4 is .a .member-19 .which servesfns ,a .guide for the top edges of @the ligeltsheets *as they fare turnedeither singly orim groups ronithe righ-thandsidevo-the 001' Or moresheets -Amaybe .lifted from .the .ex-

[Slifllg'ethem against-:the VSurface ofmember.

9 c2r1idi (lnwllgihmftothe left, over' .parti- .-1004 tionfffJf-,fthey will -fall', upon the lother 'sheets on :the :lefth'andasde oit fthe `partition' in suc-h 4a `position--- that :their lperforations alli will ivbe aligned Vwithand -will fallr over fthe ,pointed caps 12 provided.en .the ledger ivbinding Vpost `==1051 13. Caps i12-.are srembvable from V:the .post andere only ,used during :the .posting operation. Atotherxtmesthey are .insertedinto holes 14min ,the lrear Wa-ll- -of the rack.. v f'lllfith'fthe` above describedtonstruction ,and .i110 p operation, all `of the leaves ron either side of partit-ion 4 are aligned With each other asv Well as With the leaves on the opposite side of the` partition. If it is desired to use the` elfset-leaf posting plan referredto above, a

spacing member 15 is provided and used as indicated in Figure 4. This member is adapted to slide into recess 7 just the same as the edge of the ledger back. The outer face of member 15 is provided With a rabbetted surface 16 Which cooperates With surface 2 of the rack to form a recess corresponding to recess 7 but Which When used Will hold the lefthand back of the ledger Aa substantial distance from the rear Wall of the rack.`

Where this offset posting plan is adopted it will be necessary to provide duplicate perforations in the ledger leaves to accom modate the different relative positions of the sheets and binding posts. As indicated in Figure 4, the leaves 18 upon vv'hichentries have `been made are reassembled vwith the `ledger by placing perforations 17 over the bindingV post While the remainder of the leaves are simplyvturned over Without dis-Y` turbing their original alignment resulting in the posted sheets 18 being offset.`

By using'member 15, the rack is adapted .for either position of the ledger and While it is likely that the same company will not.vvant to use any Vone ledger in both'` positions, it may be desirable to use `different ledgers in different positions and itl ycertainly Would be advantageous for the stationer to be able to supplya customer having either preference With a rack of the type desired, Without being compelled to stock additional racks as Would be the case if each rack could accommodate the ledgerV in one position only.

It Vis desirable that when a ledger is placed on the righthand side of the rack, to be opened, that it may, With the samemovevment, be pushed into position with the top edge of its back cover in the recess 7. This means that the top edge of the unopened front cover must project over the right-` hand portion of Wall 6 as the latter is intended to-engage the top edges of the leaves.

As the number ojfleaves Will vary from time to time itis desirable thatthe height of the` righthand portion of Wall `6 bemade` adjustable and this effect is-produced by .fmounting sectional posts 19in:the top edge,V

of `vvall 6.." Posts 19 are `of the type Which are 4used in :adjustable ledgers 4and need no detailed description here. They may be in-` creased or` reduced. in height by adding or 'subtracting sections similar to section 2O Which has been provided to make the' leaf retaining surface correspond Ito the thickness of the ledger less the front cover.

Other means of4 securing this ,result Will `be suggested to those familiar with similar devices and I contemplate the use lof such 'modificationsv andfother `variations in the details of my device as come Within scope of the appended claims. `Iclaim:

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1. ln an open front rack for a loose leaf ledger, ledger supporting surfaces, a central upright partition for engaging the inside edges of the backsand leaves of the open ledger, a relatively low rear Wall at right angles to said partition for engaging the top edges of the ledger leaves on both sides of said partition, said Wall being recessed i,

near its bottom to receive the top edges'of the ledger back projecting beyond tlieileaves, and a member extending above the top of said partition and Wall at the center only of the latter and aligned with saidvvall for guiding the ledger leaves as they are turned from theback on oneside of the partition to the back on the other` side thereof.

Q. In an openlfront rack for a loose leaf sis.;

ledger, ledger supporting surfaces, a central upright partition for engaging the inside edges of the backs and leaves ofthe open ledger, a relatively lovv` rear Wallatfright angles to said partition for engaging thetop edges ofthe ledgerrleaves on both sides of said partition, saidiwell being` recessed l near its bottom zto receive the top edges of the.` ledger back projecting beyond the leaves, a member extending `above thetop of said partition and Wall at the center only of the latter and aligned With said Wall for.V guiding the ledger leaves as they are turned from the ,back on onefsideof thepartition `quantities of sheets in the ledger during successive `periods of use of theledger Without interfering: With the projecting edge of the -top cover` of the ledger when the ledger is `closed and resting onsaid rack.

4.. ln a rack` for an Vopen loose leaf ledger provided With` thel susual binding. posts,` spaced ledger back A.supporting surfaces,` a

Wall perpendicularthereto extending "alongv Y both ledger backs: and adapted to engage the! edgesofthe ledgerlleaves, and `means for.-

relative to said Wall and the other back whereby leaves of one posting operation may be guided `by said Wallinto position ,on said first mentioned back so as to be offset rela-fl tive to the leaves not being posted."

:laterally adjusting the position of one of the ledger backs and binding `posts thereon'm* 5. In a rack for loose leaf ledgers or the like, a Wall for aligning the edges of the leaves of the ledger, said Wall being recessed near its bottom to receive the edge of the 5 lower cover of the ledger projecting beyond the edges of the leaves, and posts composed of detachable sections mounted on said Wall above said recess and forming an adjustable continuation thereof for varying the height 10 of the leaf-aligning surface so as to accommodate different quantities of sheets in the ledger during successive periods of use of'the ledger Without interfering with the projecting edge of the top cover When said 15 ledger is closed and resting on said rack.

6. In a rack for open loose leaf ledgers,

a supporting surface for the ledger backs, a wall for engaging and positioning the top edges of the ledger leaves, said Wall being provided with a recess adjacent to said surface for receiving the top edges of the ledger backs which project beyond the top edges of the leaves, and a yremovable member adapted to be inserted into said recess to space one ledger back a greater distance from said Wall than the other ledger bach and provided with a ledger back receiving recess corresponding to the Wall .recess into which the member is inserted.

In testimony whereof ,I hereunto affix my 30 signature this 30th day of January, 1923.

OTTO L. HERMANN. 

